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Tele2 Ab Class A — Q3 2004 Earnings Presentation

25 slides from Tele2 Ab Class A's earnings presentation, 2004

  1. Slide 1: Q3 2004 Financial Report

    Lars-Johan Jarnheimer President and CEO Q3 2004 Financial Report

  2. Slide 2: We remain a growth company

    We remain a growth company  Q3 Revenue growth of 14% with customer intake over 1 million  Mobile and Fixed has stabilized in Sweden  Tremendous improvement in Central  Great pick up in Baltic & Russia, particularly in Russia  Disappointment in Southern Europe 2

  3. Slide 3: Churn – what is happening?

    Churn – what is happening?  In most markets churn is stable  In Southern Europe and the Netherlands churn rose  Incumbents - maintained a high level of marketing activity/aggressive win back campaigns throughout the summer…so • We have taken substantial steps to counter churn in these markets • W

  4. Slide 4: Customer additions

    Customer additions  Over 1 million subscribers added in Q3 2004  Gross additions in Q3 2004 are above the level of Q3 2003 and Q2 2004  Strong customer intake in Baltic & Russia and Central Europe  Reduction in cross selling to fixed line customer base means 350,000 fewer dial-up Internet custom

  5. Slide 5: Song Networks and UTA

    Song Networks and UTA  Cash Bid for Song Networks launched on Sept 29 – SEK 85 per share valuing Song at SEK 4.95 billion  Prospectus published and approval received from Finnish Competition Authorities  UTA acquisition announced on Oct 14 for €213 million on a debt free basis  We expect annual

  6. Slide 6: 25.9 million customers

    25.9 million customers Nordic Nordic Total Total Subscribers: Subscribers: FINLAND FINLAND 6,706,000 6,706,000 RUSSIA NORWAY NORWAY Central SWEDEN ESTONIA Central Europe Europe SWEDEN ESTONIA Total Subscribers: Total Subscribers: LATVIA LATVIA 55,058,000 ,058,000 DENMARK DENMARK LITHUANIA LITHUANIA

  7. Slide 7: Nordic highlights

    Nordic highlights (MSEK) Q3 2004 Q3 2003 % Change Operating Revenue 3,559 3,427 +4 EBITDA 1,000 1,158 -14 EBIT 785 936 -16  Nordic market is sound  Margins in Swedish mobile and fixed are now sequentially stable, despite market competition and lower mobile interconnect rates compared to last year

  8. Slide 8: Baltic & Russia highlights

    Baltic & Russia highlights (MSEK) Q3 2004 Q3 2003 % Change Operating Revenue 884 752 +18 EBITDA 239 229 +4 EBIT 110 151 -27  Excellent customer intake of 435,000 with Russian mobile being particularly strong  Strong customer intake in Russia somewhat dilutes ARPU  Tele2 has obtained a fixed line

  9. Slide 9: Southern Europe highlights

    Southern Europe highlights (MSEK) Q3 2004 Q3 2003 % Change Operating Revenue 3,854 3,341 +15 EBITDA 183 288 -36 EBIT 146 248 -41  Normalised EBITDA developing well  Anti churn campaign launched and early indications are encouraging  Sizeable investments in UK launch and ADSL in France impact EBIT

  10. Slide 10: Central Europe highlights

    Central Europe highlights (MSEK) Q3 2004 Q3 2003 % Change Operating Revenue 1,300 889 +46 EBITDA 114 -107 - EBIT 63 -151 -  An excellent overall performance, particularly in Germany and Poland  EBITDA margin for the quarter reaches 9%: it was –12% one year ago  Customer intake 563,000 taking tota

  11. Slide 11: Benelux highlights

    Benelux highlights (MSEK) Q3 2004 Q3 2003 % Change Operating Revenue 1,064 966 +10 EBITDA 87 57 +53 EBIT 55 27 +104  Strong financial performance  Belgium progressing well  Netherlands implements churn counter measures 11

  12. Slide 12: Håkan Zadler, CFO Financial Highlights

    Håkan Zadler, CFO Financial Highlights

  13. Slide 13: Q3 Results – Balancing Growth, Profitability and Cash Flow

    Q3 Results – Balancing Growth, Profitability and Cash Flow ...It’s still there Q3 2004 Difference to Q3 2003 Revenues (MSEK) 10,713 +1,299 +14% EBITDA (MSEK) 1,658 +23 +1% Operating Cash Flow less CAPEX (MSEK) 1,262 -20 -2% EBITDA less CAPEX (MSEK) 1,334 +123 +10% Customer Net Additions (thousands)

  14. Slide 14: EBITDA less CAPEX

    EBITDA less CAPEX Q3 Q3 2004 Change 2003 Nordic 1,047 910 -137 Baltic & Russia -5 100 Central -136 82 Southern 259 148 Benelux 39 66 Services 7 28 Rest (excl Nordics) 164 424 +260 14

  15. Slide 15: Sweden

    SWEDEN Sweden Fixed line Mobile MSEK Margin % MSEK Margin % 1020 30% 2000 60% 0.22 1000 0.27 0.00 25% 0.08 50% 1600 980 20% 40% 960 ”Not 1200 sustainable” Stablization ex 940 15% UMTS 30% 920 800 10% 20% 900 Interconnect spread 5% 400 versus TeliaSonera 10% 880 860 0% 0 0% Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2

  16. Slide 16: Mobile Sweden

    Mobile Sweden (MSEK) Q3 2004 Q3 2003 Change, MSEK Operating Revenue 1,681 1,748 -67 EBITDA 773 919 -146 EBIT 674 817 -143 Interconnect margin to TeliaSonera, SEK 0.00 0.22  Margins stabilised  Revenue and margin decline mainly related to cuts in interconnect 16

  17. Slide 17: Tele2 Mobile in Sweden

    Tele2 Mobile in Sweden ARPU & MoU 450 250 400 350 200 300 150 ARPU (SEK) 250 MoU 200 100 150 100 50 50 0 0 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 2002 2002 2003 2004 ARPU postpaid ARPU prepaid MoU postpaid MoU prepaid 17

  18. Slide 18: Tele2 Group

    Tele2 Group EBITDA less CAPEX and Net additions MSEK (000's) 1 600 2 500 1 400 2 000 1 200 1 000 1 500 800 600 1 000 400 500 200 0 0 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 2002 2003 2004 EBITDA less CAPEX Net additions 18

  19. Slide 19: Central Europe

    Central Europe EBITDA and Net Additions MSEK (000's) 150 700 Local pre- select 600 100 Germany 500 50 400 0 300 -50 200 -100 100 -150 0 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 2002 2002 2003 2004 EBITDA Net additions 19

  20. Slide 20: Southern Europe

    Southern Europe EBITDA and Net additions (000's) MSEK Dial-Up 400 internet 800 700 300 600 200 500 100 400 0 300 Higher 200 -100 ADSL Churn France/UK 100 -200 Launch 0 -300 -100 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 2002 2002 2003 2004 EBITDA Net additions 20

  21. Slide 21: Baltic & Russia

    Baltic & Russia EBITDA and Net additions (000's) MSEK 350 500 All GSM networks in Russia 450 300 upgraded 400 250 350 200 300 250 150 200 100 150 100 50 50 0 0 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 2002 2002 2003 2004 EBITDA Net additions 21

  22. Slide 22: Net Debt

    Net Debt NET DEBT TO EBITDA 10 000 4,0 9 000 3,5 8 000 3,0 7 000 2,5 6 000 5 000 2,0 4 000 1,5 3 000 1,0 2 000 0,5 1 000 0 0,0 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 2001 2001 2002 2002 2002 2002 2003 2003 2003 2003 2004 2004 2004 Net Debt Net Debt to EBITDA 22

  23. Slide 23: Post Acquisition of Song and UTA: The financial resources are there

    Post Acquisition of Song and UTA The financial resources are there  Net Debt to EBITDA level of 0.3 (annualized)  For Tele2 to reach Net Debt to EBITDA level of 2.5, we can add on 14 billion SEK in debt; based on current EBITDA level  Hence, we have financial flexibility 23

  24. Slide 24: Development of Profit before and after Tax

    Development of Profit before and after Tax 2 500 2 000 1 500 1 000 500 MSEK 0 -500 -1 000 -1 500 -2 000 -2 500 Jan 1 - 30 Sept Jan 1 - 30 Sept Jan 1 - 30 Sept Jan 1 - 30 Sept 2001 2002 2003 2004 Profit before Tax Profit after Tax 24

  25. Slide 25: Q4 2004 financial report out on February 16, 2005

    Q4 2004 financial report out on February 16, 2005

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